Phil Jackson Says Michael Jordan Would Beat Kobe Bryant 1-on-1

Phil Jackson was on Fox Sports yesterday alongside Gary Payton and he was asked about some dream 1-on-1 matchups and who he thinks would win. Jackson said that Shaq would beat Dwight, Larry Bird would beat Magic and that LeBron James would beat Kevin Durant.

But finally after all these years we got a clear answer on what Phil thinks would happened if Michael Jordan and Kobe went 1-on-1. Jackson settled the debate by saying Michael Jordan would beat Kobe Bryant because of his “hands”